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Court adjourns Igboho aides’ suit till Aug 4

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Lesi Nwisagbo The Federal High Court Abuja on Monday adjourned the suit brought by the 12 detained aides of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to August 4. Justice Egwuatu granted the applicants’ lawyer, Pelumi Olagbenjesi, the leave to […]

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#EndSARS: Lagos panel asks petitioners to file all evidence ahead of hearing to ‘save time’

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by Haleem Olatunji The Lagos state judicial panel of enquiry and restitution for victims of police brutality has introduced a measure to deliver on its mandate ahead of the October 19 deadline. The panel, saddled with the responsibility of ensuring […]

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Lagos prosecutes man for alleged assault on LASBCA officers

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By Jesutomi Akomolafe The Lagos State Government has commenced prosecution of one Mr. Kelly Omaneka for assaulting officers of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA) on official assignment. General Manager of the agency, Gbolahan Oki, an architect, said the assault […]

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Concerns over IPOB’s threat to lock down Southeast over Nnamdi Kanu

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By Lawrence Njoku, Southeast Bureau Chief . There are growing concerns that the economy of the southeast region may suffer serious decline should the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) make good its threat to lock down the zone beginning from […]

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I’m not asking for leniency, man tells judge, bags 205 years for killing five relations

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Agency Report A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate. Before receiving […]

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Hushpuppi to be sentenced in October –US court

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Kayode Oyero The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced in October 2021. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, disclosed this to one of our correspondents […]

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#TwitterBan: We are monitoring closely repression in Nigeria, says Commonwealth

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The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC has stated that the Commonwealth is “closely monitoring developments around suspension of Twitter, and allegations of repression of the rights to freedom of expression, access to information, media freedom, as […]

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Hushpuppi: Police commission suspends Abba Kyari over FBI indictment

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Sodiq Oyeleke The Police Service Commission has suspended a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Head, Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force, Abba Kyari, over his indictment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for bribery allegation. This came a […]

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Hushpuppi: Why police may not release Kyari to FBI

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Adelani Adepegba • Embattled DCP ordered to respond to allegations There are strong indications that the police authorities may not hand over the Commander, IGP Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, to the United […]